Two Garfield residents were killed in a one-vehicle collision at 7:20 p.m. Saturday on U.S. Highway 62 east of Wimpy Jones Road, according to Arkansas State Police. The roadway was wet; it was raining.
Bobby Joe Hamilton, 40, Garfield, was driving a 1981 Chevrolet when the vehicle was negotiating a curve, left the roadway and struck a tree, according to the report. Both he and the passenger, Mary Alice Hamilton, 54, Garfield, were declared dead at the scene.
Emergency responders from Northeast Benton County Volunteer Fire-EMS Department responded to the scene.
General News on 01/08/2020